Bluefield outlines COVID-19 contingency plans as it continues O&M work
Bluefield Solar Income Fund has outlined the measures it's currently taking as part of its COVID-19 (coronavirus) contingency plan, issued in a general update today (25 March).
Articles tagged with: Utility Scale
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Installers shut up shop due to COVID-19 as ‘key worker’ confusion reigns
Installers across the UK are shutting up shop in light of the COVID-19 pandemic (coronavirus) as uncertainty remains over key worker classification.
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Ireland gets closer to starting large-scale solar ambitions
Lauren Cook, analyst at Solar Media Market Research, uncovers the opportunity at hand as Ireland’s long-awaited Renewable Electricity Support Scheme opens for applications.
A 50MW expansion to 100MW Minety battery storage project planned
Penso Power is developing a 100MW battery storage site in Wiltshire, announcing today it is to expand the project by another 50MW.
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Q&A: Foresight’s Ricardo Piñeiro talks the rise of subsidy free and high power prices
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Solar Power Portal sat down with Ricardo Piñeiro, head of UK Solar at Foresight Group, to discuss the rise of subsidy free solar, the return of the contracts for difference auction (CfD), and the effect of the Targeted Charging Review (TCR).
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Renewables planning applications grow by 75% in three years
The number of planning applications submitted for renewable energy projects such as solar farms in the UK has again jumped, as the pipeline continues to grow.
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Q&A: STA to be ‘lobbying hard’ for inclusion of solar in business rates reform unveiled in Budget
Chris Hewett, chief executive of the Solar Trade Association, spoke to Solar Power Portal about the exclusion of solar in yesterday's Budget and the promise of a reform to business rates.
Budget 2020: ‘Disappointing’ lack of climate focus as solar and storage ignored
Solar is once again absent from the Budget as nuclear fusion and carbon capture technologies receive funding boosts.
RedT signs vanadium financing agreement with Bushveld as it gets go ahead for 2MW flow battery
RedT has received a provisional notice to manufacture 2MW of storage from Pivot Power, as it unveils a partnership with vanadium producer Bushveld Minerals.
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Foresight’s portfolio outperforms budget as company focuses on asset optimisation
Despite challenges to net asset value (NAV), Foresight Solar Fund’s portfolio continued to outperform budget as the company turned its focus to asset optimisation.
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Q&A: Talking subsidy-free solar and the challenges that remain with Smith Brothers’ Dave Ogden
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Dave Ogden, managing director of ICP Smith Brothers, talked to Solar Power Portal about how subsidy free solar is changing the industry and what’s to come.
UK solar heavyweights welcome ‘encouraging’ CfD return
Some of the UK’s solar stalwarts have welcomed the government’s consultation on allowing solar and onshore wind back into the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme.
BEIS backs down on CfDs as it allows solar back into the scheme
Solar is to once again compete in the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme as the government revokes its 2015 decision.
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UK utility-scale project developers return to market as pipeline grows to 7GW
During the first two months of 2020, an additional 675MW of ground-mount large-scale solar farms has been added to the pipeline, taking the cumulative pipeline now to 7GW across a total of 345 sites.
Solar Power Portal launches subsidy-free solar campaign as UK market readies for a rebound
Solar Power Portal has today launched a new content campaign to shine a light on the growing case for unsubsidised, utility-scale solar in the UK.
Zenobe partners with United Utilities for ‘largest’ battery in the water industry
Zenobe Energy is set to install what is being lauded as the UK water industry's largest battery system to date, at United Utilities' wastewater treatment plant in Preston.
Pivot Power seals the deal with Wärtsilä for 100MW of storage
Pivot Power has signed a contract with technology group Wärtsilä for 100MW of storage across two sites.
Regulatory uncertainty and reforms such as TCR have ‘damaged’ subsidy-free solar, STA says
Regulatory uncertainty has “damaged” subsidy-free solar projects, the Solar Trade Association (STA) has said in response to Ofgem’s Decarbonisation Action Plan.
Solarcentury plans first UK solar development since 2016
Solarcentury has announced its first UK solar farm development in four years, with 62MW planned for Welsh site.
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Power price forecasts bring down Foresight’s NAV per share
The Foresight Solar Group has announced a net asset value (NAV) of £626.9 million in its update for 31 December 2019.
Greencoat secures £277m of pension fund commitments for new private markets fund
Greencoat Capital is launching a new fund, Greencoat Renewable Income LP (GRI), focusing on infrastructure assets for solar and other renewables.
Lack of headroom in RESS auction could leave developers ‘jostling’ for capacity
A lack of headroom in Ireland’s Renewable Energy Support Scheme (RESS) could make it “extremely challenging” for community developers to secure a contract, according to new analysis from Cornwall Insight.
#SFIEurope: Ireland’s RESS is a ‘good opportunity’ but concerns remain
There is a "huge opportunity" for solar in Ireland, with the Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS) providing a route to market for the technology.
Gore Street raises £3.5m to fund UK and international pipeline
Gore Street Energy Storage Fund has raised gross proceeds of £3.5 million through a new placing of ordinary shares.
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UK utility solar sector starts GW-plus deployment roll-out for 2020
Finlay Colville, head of market research at Solar Media, provides a forensic analysis of the UK’s utility-scale solar pipeline, detailing precisely why the market looks set to return to gigawatt-scale deployment this year.
BayWa r.e. appoints Ireland country manager, eyeing new solar and storage developments
BayWa r.e. has announced the appointment of a new country manager for Ireland as it eyes new solar, wind and storage developments.
STA brands BEIS as ‘extremely negligent’ over inaccurate solar statistics
The Solar Trade Association (STA) has once again hit out at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) over its solar statistics.
Innogy takes battery storage to Ireland with 60MW install planned
Innogy is to construct its maiden battery storage facility in Ireland as it looks to continue the expansion of its battery storage business.
Voltalia secures planning permission for 40MW site as UK solar continues to gain momentum
French renewables company Voltalia has gained planning permission for a 40MW solar farm with battery storage in Dorset.
Gresham targets subsidy-free solar with latest Anesco acquisition
Gresham House is targeting subsidy-free solar with the acquisition of the Bumpers solar farm from developer Anesco.